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August 2025 Newsletter

My First Trip to Lithuania - Summer 1978 by Dr. Giedrė Maria Kumpikas (former Hicksville High School teacher) Lithuania had been shut off from the Western world since the summer of 1944. My parents had fled the oncoming Russians, barely eluding them by twenty kilometers and avoiding deportation and death in the Stalinist Labor camps in Siberia. Many years passed. First, five years as refugees in Germany; then almost thirty years as immigrants in New York. Life had been hard for my parents. They had lost their country, their relatives, their honored position in society, and had become factory workers. My...

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Details: Stefanie Cedar Shames, Class of 1977; Hits: 21175

June 2025 Newsletter

Regents Exams by, Stefanie Cedar Shames, Class of 1977 On July 27, 1864, the New York State Board of Regents passed an ordinance that resulted in the first “preliminary” Regents Examinations, administered in November 1865 to eighth-grade students. The first Regents examinations for high school students were authorized at The University Convocation in 1876 and were first administered in June 1878. About 100 institutions participated, and the five subjects assessed were algebra, American history, elementary Latin, natural philosophy, and physical geography. Beginning in 1878, the list of exams grew considerably until 1979, when Regents Competency Tests (RCTs) were introduced,...

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April 2025 Newsletter

We All Scream for Ice Cream by Stefanie Cedar Shames, Class of 1977 There was just ice cream in the days before, soy, oat, and lactose-free. The Carvel on Jerusalem Avenue was always a favorite! Whenever my sister and I were in the car with my father, we would "hijack" him to stop at Carvel, and he always took us there because he loved it, too! I always liked the chocolate cone with chocolate sprinkles! This is the same Carvel that was damaged during the Hicksville tornado of 1976 where classmates were injured. In addition to Carvel, we had Baskin Robbins'...

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Details: Wendy Elkis Girnis, Class of 1977; Hits: 22610

March 2025 Newsletter

The St. Patrick's Day Parade

by, Wendy Elkis Girnis, Class of 1977

The NYC St. Patrick's Day parade dates back to March 17, 1762. Irish ex-patriots and military members serving with the British army stationed in the colony of New York marched in a parade wearing green to symbolize Irish pride. They were immigrants who missed their homes and felt joy in the freedom to wear green, sing songs from home, play Irish tunes, and speak Irish.

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Details: Wayne Lyons, Class of 1966; Hits: 23930

February 2025 Newsletter

Memories from a Long, Long Time Ago Submitted by, Wayne Lyons, Class of 1966 My family moved from the Bronx in the early 1950s, and we settled in Hicksville in 1952. I lived on the border of Hicksville, and over the fenced backyard was Levittown. I did have one neighbor briefly who worked in the TV industry...Wright Thornburgh King (January 11, 1923 – November 25, 2018) was an American stage, film, and television actor whose career lasted for over forty years. He is best known for playing Jason Nichols in the television series Wanted Dead or Alive (1958–1961). King studied...

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Allied Shopping Center

by Stefanie Cedar Shames, Class of 1977

In between Levittown and Hicksville, on Jerusalem Avenue, was Allied Shopping Center. Built in 1954, the memories of the center are clear in my mind. When I lived in the area, the supermarket was Grand Union. If you currently live in Hicksville, you will probably know this center with Best Market, Dollar Tree, Dunkin Donuts, and Monaco's Pizza.

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